Preview: Christchurch School Seahorses vs. Catholic Crusaders
The Christchurch School Seahorses will head out on the road to take on the Catholic Crusaders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Christchurch School will be strutting in after a victory while Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
Christchurch School had to endure a four-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They skirted past Fredericksburg Christian 8-7.
Kemp Davis was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Davis was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Cam Byers was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Trey Fitchett was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Catholic were a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. Their rough 15-2 loss to Collegiate might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Catholic has lost by exactly 13 runs.
Catholic saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Joe Norman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Connor Thompson, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Christchurch School made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3. As for Catholic, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Christchurch School might still be hurting after the 23-2 loss they got from Catholic in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Christchurch School avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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